Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), members of the Senate Finance Committee, led Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting information about the tax return backlog. The IRS temporarily shut down its facilities to protect the health and safety of IRS employees, slowing tax return processing. [6] These combined challenges have led to a tax return backlog, which affects millions of Americans and small businesses. In March 2022, the IRS announced a plan to tackle the tax return backlog. We request written answers to the following questions by August 5, 2022:What is the current status of the tax return backlog?

Source: Washington Post July 25, 2022 18:24 UTC